Zentralnervensystem
German, noun[t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlˌnɛʁfn̩zʏsteːm]
Zentralnervensystem is spelled Z-E-N-T-R-A-L-N-E-R-V-E-N-S-Y-S-T-E-M (19 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 102,515th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zentralnervensystem is a German neuter noun meaning “central nervous system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der durch Knochen geschützte Teil des Nervensystems”.
What does Zentralnervensystem mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercentral nervous system
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der durch Knochen geschützte Teil des Nervensystems
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zentralnervensystem
- Zentralnervensystems genitive
- Zentralnervensysteme plural
- Zentralnervensystemen dative definite plural
- Centralnervensystem alternative obsolete
- ZNS abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zentralnervensystem?
- [t͡sɛnˈtʁaːlˌnɛʁfn̩zʏsteːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zentralnervensystem in German?
Zentralnervensystem appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).